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• Pyoderma gangrenosum

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• Pyogenesis

  [pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ noun, Pathology. 1. the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus. /ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. (pathol) the formation of pus pyogenesis py·o·gen·e·sis (pī’ə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. Formation of pus.

• Pyogenic

  [pahy-uh-jen-ik] /ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪk/ adjective, Pathology. 1. producing or generating pus. 2. attended with or pertaining to the formation of pus. adj. 1840s, from pyogenesis, medical Latin, from pyo- “pus” + genesis. pyogenic py·o·gen·ic (pī’ə-jěn’ĭk) adj.

• Pyohemia

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